Disc brakes are dead

Lockouts can be useful for a sprint to the finish line, but for the rest of the time they're a bit meh

The obsession with lockout is irritating to explain to people. Adjust your sag, ride it for a while, adjust your fast/slow, ride it a while adjust it again. There's your sweet spot. Lock out is simply masking a non existent issue. Do you see any other suspended vehicle with a lockout?

@JB No offense, but you're talking out of your arse, confirmed by your limited ' MTB is a mystery' statement. Lockout is generally counter productive like super high tyre pressure is and was back in the day. FOX 32/34/36's and even 40's s on lockout still have some damping to them, they want to keep the forks moving at the same time as you are.

You want to keep the tyres as attached to the ground as possible. That section on road isn't worth having lockout for.

Keep you tyres on the ground.

@amey dude, you bought some SID's and haven't even set your sag. Ya'allah friend. get your shit together.

I don’t really think my preference for doing one thing over another equates to ‘talking out of my arse’. Also, take ‘a total mystery’ with a pinch of salt. It’s not actually.

When I had a mountain bike, I preferred to ride up tarmac climbs with my fork locked out. Merely a preference, not a statement on what should or should not be done by anyone else, or what is most effective.

DBAD related English bike-news https://www.englishcycles.com/custombikes/the-skinny-bike/

it is excellent

Although maybe he needs a good mechanic:

Road disc brakes are pretty great, in terms of stopping power, modulation and consistency. However, the very tight tolerances between pads and disc can be very frustrating to set up without rub, and it only takes a very slight ding to the rotor to have a constant noise that can be tricky to remedy.

As this is bullshit.

You want to keep the tyres as attached to the ground as possible.

Yeah, but... Obviously sprinting is a case for a lockout, but also climbing technical terrain. Keeping the BB a bit higher and being able to pick the bike up over square edges is a real benefit of at least a reduced travel option.

Do you see any other suspended vehicle with a lockout?

Almost every 4x4 vehicle has some kind of suspension / traction control switch. Fox has had a version of Live-valve available for motor vehicles longer than they have for bikes.

@amey ’s next bike

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He already has two ebikes, one of which is a cargo. He's not the kind of guy to get vehicles with overlapping purposes or adapt redundent technology

funny you mention this, I was coincidentally at the 'launch' of this at Rapha Canary Wharf

I would absolutely love one of these to be honest

Nice bike; fakenger’d a wheelset on a t level backpack.

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2012 flashbacks

Couple tarty upgrades to the OG DBAD.

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I never came back to you about that stem did I. Sorry. Great stem though. Needs Sim Works spacers/smaller top cap, though.

Wait did DBAD get sold?

No worries. Freshtripe were great to work with on ordering simworks stuff. Also ordered a set of the flat 42 fenders for the Isen.

I’ve actually got some of @gbj_tester spacers that match up perfectly just haven’t had a chance to photograph with them. White Industries headset coming up next.

I guess I am it’s keeper for now but I’m a way it will always be Amey’s evil creation and child of LFGSS.

This is happening.

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Another milestone in adulthood achieved; bought a ladder.

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And a new flyweight lightbicycle wheelset for gravel bike is here

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looks like a 'corima' style weeve

There's a new dammit on the block.

Nah these are crumbs compared to dammit’s loaves

Reminds me I need one of these for clearing gutters, window cleaning and quick access to flat roof.

I actually need a big outdoor ladder too; is that what you recommend? Same purpose.